Even more so than Kill la Kill? That show has been generating some serious controversy and people are constantly arguing about it. I guess it depends on what part of it is polarizing. Are you talking about people debating the quality of the show, plot, etc. or about people discussing social issues related to the show (since this is what more of Kill la Kill's controversy is about)?
I think a lot of the SAO controversy stems from people not letting the story tell itself and assuming they know what it's about. Reviews I've seen berate it for being too much of a love story, not enough action and too little focus on the game itself. While I can see their point, if the story is mostly about the love story, guess what, it's a love story wrapped in a VRMMORPG package and thus should only support the story, not be it. People rate the second season significantly worse than the first, but I think the second is just as good if not better is some regards. I'm not sure what they are going to do in the third season. I can only think it will be bad from here as the main story is fully wrapped up.I started Psycho Pass the other night. Interesting first few episodes.
@CCS, not to toot my own horn or anything.... http://fantasyrumbahp.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/doing-anime-wrong-my-anime-world-is-at-peace-now/tl;dr, some conversation with a twitter-friend (FWIW) about anime, and I wrote about why I started anime in a vague-ish disjointed way (mostly for wanting sci-fi but with Japanese visual), and end up for "fuck everything, let's go for bonkers and nonsense type anime". Once in a while though, some good sci-fi/fantasy/whatever that's not just either the usual moe thing came up, like Shinsekai Yori or Psycho-Pass or Gatchaman CROWDS and my foolish dream lights up again, only to be dashed. Again.And Psycho-Pass is, IMO, the best series that have its main female character develop very very well. Throwing around philosophical phrases around makes it a bit pretentious I feel, but cyberpunk detective story is always a Dubstep Girl agrees in my heart. Sadly, "Made by Gen Urobochi" is not a guarantee of good shit anymore, if you have certain expectations tied with that phrase though.
Finished Psycho Pass. Excellent, but not quite a top pick for me. I liked the realistic ending rather than the typical anime finish.
To anybody who has watched both the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series (including EoE) and what exists so far of the Rebuild series:Is Rebuild worth watching? I've read/heard mixed reviews. Most of the negative reviews are centered around making a lot of the characters shallower and developing them less than Eva did, as well as diverging from the original series' focus on psychoanalysis. Is this true and are these flaws significant enough that it will disappoint someone who loves the original series or should I go ahead and watch Rebuild after all?
